tech
January 23, 2026
Report: Apple plans to launch AI-powered wearable pin device as soon as 2027
Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.
TL;DR
- Apple is developing a wearable AI device, comparable in size to an AirTag but slightly thicker, intended to be worn as a pin.
- The device may offload AI processing to an external device like an iPhone, addressing potential performance and battery issues seen in competitors like the Humane AI pin.
- Features include a single physical button, a speaker, three microphones, two cameras (regular and wide-angle), and magnetic inductive wireless charging.
- Apple is targeting a release as early as 2027, with plans for 20 million units, suggesting a cautious market entry.
- The company expects competition from OpenAI and Meta in the AI hardware space.
- Apple plans to use Google's Gemini large language models for an AI overhaul of Siri.
- Other planned AI-driven products include smart glasses and an in-home smart display.